God as Selfobject and the Therapeutic Potential of Divine Failure
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DOI: 10.1007/s10615-016-0608-z
Abstract: Although early psychoanalytic theorists took a disapproving stance towards religious belief, later theorists recognized the critical support that a relationship with God provides the believer. This shift has allowed social workers to continue utilizing psychodynamic… read more here.
Keywords: god; divine failure; relationship god; god selfobject ... See more keywords
Spirituality Experiences in Hemophilia Patients: A Phenomenological Study
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DOI: 10.1007/s10943-018-0621-3
Abstract: Spirituality plays an important role in coping with chronic diseases. However, the meaning of spirituality is not known in hemophilia, as a chronic disease. This study aimed to explore the essence of spirituality in hemophilia… read more here.
Keywords: god; spirituality experiences; study; spirituality ... See more keywords
Attachment to God and Psychological Adjustment: God’s Responses and Our Coping Strategies
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DOI: 10.1007/s10943-019-00765-2
Abstract: An outgrowth of research has established an association between attachment to God dimensions and psychosocial indices. There has been a dearth of studies, however, examining variables that mediate these relationships. This study examined three categories… read more here.
Keywords: god; coping strategies; attachment god; psychological adjustment ... See more keywords
Development and Validation of Tawakkul Scale for Muslim Adults in Pakistan
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DOI: 10.1007/s10943-021-01449-6
Abstract: As a fundamental value in the Islamic belief system, tawakkul is defined as the belief in the sufficiency of God that involves positive efforts to achieve one’s goals while accepting the outcomes unconditionally. The present… read more here.
Keywords: god; tawakkul scale; muslim adults; tawakkul ... See more keywords
Is Involvement in Religion Associated with Better Sleep Quality?
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DOI: 10.1007/s11089-017-0766-0
Abstract: Findings from a considerable number of studies suggest that a wide range of psychosocial factors are associated with sleep quality. However, it is surprising to find that very few studies assess the relationship between religion… read more here.
Keywords: god; quality; spiritual support; sleep quality ... See more keywords
Unequally Yoked? Religion and Spirituality in Couples in Which One Believes in God and the Other Does Not
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DOI: 10.1007/s11089-021-00948-3
Abstract: This qualitative study examined religion and spirituality among couples in which one person (a Catholic) believed in God and the other (e.g., an atheist, an agnostic) did not. Specifically, this study explored how the relationship… read more here.
Keywords: relationship; god; couples one; unequally yoked ... See more keywords
Introduction: Divine Attributes
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DOI: 10.1007/s11245-016-9414-z
Abstract: An earthworm feels the pleasant warmth of the African sun when a herd of elephants passes by. All of a sudden, it feels vibrations in the ground, a shadow falls upon it, and the temperature… read more here.
Keywords: god; introduction divine; divine attributes; divine ... See more keywords
Maitzen’s Objection from God’s Goodness
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DOI: 10.1007/s11841-021-00861-5
Abstract: Stephen Maitzen argues that divine command metaethics must be mistaken because it is committed to the implausible assumption that the sentence ‘God is (morally) good’ is a tautology. In this article, I show that a… read more here.
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Anxiety, depressive, and trauma symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evaluating the role of disappointment with God.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.06.045
Abstract: BACKGROUND The COVID-19 pandemic has led to pervasive social and economic disruptions. This cross-sectional investigation aimed to evaluate associations between religious/spiritual factors and mental health symptoms among community residents in a southern US state. In… read more here.
Keywords: god; trauma symptoms; disappointment god; covid pandemic ... See more keywords
Better Intoned Than Read: Sound and Matter in God's Trombones
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DOI: 10.1017/s002187582300021x
Abstract: This paper offers close textual readings of poems from James Weldon Johnson's 1927 collection, God's Trombones, uncovering in Johnson's language resonant clues to his thought. In contrast to his disaffected novel The Autobiography of an… read more here.
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Birthing the Children of God: Echoes of Theogony in Romans 8.19–23
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DOI: 10.1017/s0028688516000400
Abstract: In depicting an apocalyptic expectation of the revelation of God's children (Rom 8.19–23), Paul personifies ‘creation’: awaiting the revelation of these children, she ‘groans and suffers pains of childbirth’. While Paul's vision is framed with… read more here.
Keywords: god; echoes theogony; children god; theogony romans ... See more keywords